1-500 | 501-842
    Part,  Chapter, Paragraph

501  III,    10.  3.  1    |                 be altered by the Member States, and thus may vary from
502  III,    10.  3.  1    |                 task to harmonise Member Statesprovisions for the application
503  III,    10.  3.  1    |            concerns radon, all EU Member States already have, or are drawing
504  III,    10.  3.  1    |                  information from Member States will be collected and published
505  III,    10.  3.  1    |         Case-Control Study in the Unites States. J. Occup. Environ. Med.,
506  III,    10.  3.  2    |          Environment Programme~US~United States~VOC~Volatile organic chemicals~
507  III,    10.  3.  2    |              which were in new EU Member States.~ ~The increasing production,
508  III,    10.  3.  2    |            relative to GDP for EU Member States 19952005~ ~Figure 10.3.
509  III,    10.  3.  2    |                 on inspections by Member States to prevent risks to the
510  III,    10.  3.  2    |              2001 (EC, 2003). The Member States were to comply with the
511  III,    10.  3.  2    |                Application in the Member States of Directive 96/82/EC on
512  III,    10.  3.  3    |              outbreaks in several Member States. Although the majority of
513  III,    10.  3.  3    |                 control action by Member States (even though levels remain
514  III,    10.  3.  4(26)|                                EU member states as of 2006~
515  III,    10.  3.  4    |               factors should help Member States in the European Region to
516  III,    10.  4.  1    |            Stressors in Europe~US~United States~VOLY~Value of Lost Years~
517  III,    10.  4.  1    |             directives require EU Member States to assess air quality throughout
518  III,    10.  4.  1    |                  the limit value, Member States are required to develop
519  III,    10.  4.  1    |                and Rumania became Member States in 2007 and harmonised their
520  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  cooperation with Member States have done much to restore
521  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  bodies in the EU Member States. While EFSA advises on possible
522  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  Council, i.e. EU Member States). It is the role of the
523  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 Parliament and EU Member States. In its first five years
524  III,    10.  4.  2    |               working with the EU Member States to collate, share and analyse
525  III,    10.  4.  2    |                notification is required. States participating in the network
526  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  submitted by the Member States on zoonoses, antimicrobial
527  III,    10.  4.  2    |      implementation varies across Member States. For example, monitoring
528  III,    10.  4.  2    |             testing varies across Member States. Such surveillance is often
529  III,    10.  4.  2    |              legislation requires Member States to regularly check the compliance
530  III,    10.  4.  2    |             required the European Member States to collect, evaluate and
531  III,    10.  4.  2    |                comparable between Member States, it is essential that also
532  III,    10.  4.  2    |                collected from the Member States and for preparing the Community
533  III,    10.  4.  2    |               are provided by the Member States to the Commission's Animal
534  III,    10.  4.  2    |                compulsory for the Member States to rapidly notify outbreaks
535  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  is provided. The Member States and the other countries
536  III,    10.  4.  2    |              diseases and enables Member States and Commission services
537  III,    10.  4.  2    |               the TSE Regulation, Member States submit an annual report
538  III,    10.  4.  2    |                the Commission, to Member States, Bulgaria and Norway. This
539  III,    10.  4.  2    |                of TSE measures in Member States and the TSE import~ rules
540  III,    10.  4.  2    |                all European Union Member States in order to help the Community
541  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 2005, twenty-four member States submitted information on
542  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  was high in most member states.~· Despite a decrease in
543  III,    10.  4.  2    |               towards most of the member States being officially free of
544  III,    10.  4.  2    |                in some of the non member States.~· Even though there were
545  III,    10.  4.  2(34)|        Commission set targets for Member States to meet in reducing the
546  III,    10.  4.  2(34)|                 to 29% between EU Member States. ~
547  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 by a number of EU Member States revealed a considerable
548  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  and 90/642/EEC37 Member States have to ensure through check
549  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  activities among Member States. The programme is designed
550  III,    10.  4.  2    |          monitored in 27 crops38. Member States have set up national programmes
551  III,    10.  4.  2    |                tables provided by Member States and summarises the overall
552  III,    10.  4.  2    |                in Europe. In 2005 Member States reported results for more
553  III,    10.  4.  2    |                methods applied by Member States covered 44 to 631 active
554  III,    10.  4.  2    |          database formats used at Member States level should be developed
555  III,    10.  4.  2    |            collaboration with all Member States.~ ~The EU Member Countries
556  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 nationally by the Member States and, after a comprehensive
557  III,    10.  4.  2    |                be provided by the Member States and the EFSA annual report
558  III,    10.  4.  2    |             includes, besides the Member States of the EU, also Iceland
559  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  EEC regulations, Member States are entitled to determine
560  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 marketed in other Member States to enter into their territory.~ ~
561  III,    10.  4.  2    |                factor used by the Member States and the European Commission
562  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  experts from all Member States, using data on food consumption,
563  III,    10.  4.  2    |             designated rapporteur Member States (RMS) evaluates dossier
564  III,    10.  4.  2    |                Parliament or from Member States:~- 36 opinions have been
565  III,    10.  4.  2    |              consideration by the Member States and the Commission.~ ~EU-level
566  III,    10.  4.  2    |           guidance is used by the Member States when carrying out safety
567  III,    10.  4.  2    |            agreed upon within the Member States. The first is a major revision
568  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 experts from both Member States and industry. The final
569  III,    10.  4.  2    |           Cooperation between the Member States, other bodies and EFSA will
570  III,    10.  4.  2    |         movements of GMOs between Member States and exports of GMOs to third
571  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 Commission and EU Member States; and~· using a wide range
572  III,    10.  4.  2    |                out inspections in Member States, Accession Countries, Candidate
573  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  it essential for Member States to adopt principles and
574  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  existing in many Member Stateslegal history, by placing
575  III,    10.  4.  2    |                roles of competent Member States authorities and of the food
576  III,    10.  4.  2    |             requirements are met. Member States are prohibited from maintaining
577  III,    10.  4.  2    |       Authorities in the European Member States in enforcing food law, monitoring
578  III,    10.  4.  2    |              Thus, the individual Member States have the central role in
579  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 and distribution. Member States shall also lay down the
580  III,    10.  4.  2    |                application in all Member States and all areas of food law
581  III,    10.  4.  2    |               Official controls~ ~Member States are responsible for organising
582  III,    10.  4.  2    |           achieved throughout all Member States, and that Member States
583  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  States, and that Member States ensure from their side that
584  III,    10.  4.  2    |                control systems.~ ~Member States should apply official control
585  III,    10.  4.  2    |                throughout Europe, Member States are in charge of both establishing
586  III,    10.  4.  2    |          operation of controls.~ ~Member States are also required to present
587  III,    10.  4.  2    |             responsibility of the Member States. The competent authorities
588  III,    10.  4.  2    |                by the 27 European Member States.~ ~Table 10.4.2.7. Food
589  III,    10.  4.  2    |          authorities in the 27 EU Member States and Norway (Source: EFSA,
590  III,    10.  4.  2    |                  Norway~ ~ ~ ~The Member Statescompetent authorities have
591  III,    10.  4.  2    |                 Authority and the Member States. Member States are thus
592  III,    10.  4.  2    |                the Member States. Member States are thus required to draw
593  III,    10.  4.  2    |                of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling,
594  III,    10.  4.  2    |                of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements.
595  III,    10.  4.  3    |              Commonwealth of Independent States~EC~European Commission~EEA~
596  III,    10.  4.  3    |              Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and from 176.3 to
597  III,    10.  4.  3    |           together, across its 27 Member States, a population of around
598  III,    10.  4.  3    |                some of the new EU member states it was less than 40%.~ ~
599  III,    10.  4.  3    |                 authorities in EU Member States to organize the management
600  III,    10.  4.  3    |         Directive leaves open for Member States to define additional limit
601  III,    10.  4.  3    |               most European Union Member States apply the limit value from
602  III,    10.  4.  5    |                  generated in all Member States of the European Union. The
603  III,    10.  4.  5    |                derived from 19 EU Member States indicate that 31% of the
604  III,    10.  4.  5    |         unspecified (data from 19 Member States). Consistent information
605  III,    10.  4.  5(42)|                         The EU 27 Member States plus Iceland, Lichtenstein,
606  III,    10.  4.  5    |              landfills in Many EU Member States. (WHO, 2007).~ ~Incinerators
607  III,    10.  4.  5    |                legislation in the Member States was 16.07.2001. The objective
608  III,    10.  5.  2    |               statistics: in many member states, urban settlements account
609  III,    10.  5.  2    |              expressed in the new member States.~ ~Figure 10.5.2.9. Self-reported
610  III,    10.  5.  2    |           balanced result for the member States that joined the EU in 2004.~ ~
611  III,    10.  5.  2    |                Health Association (NRHA) states that despite only one third
612  III,    10.  5.  2    |              Commonwealth of Independent States~UK~United Kingdom~UN-HABITAT~
613  III,    10.  5.  2    |          Settlements Programme~US~United States~ ~ ~
614  III,    10.  5.  3    |          especially among the new Member States), the imbalance in access
615  III,    10.  5.  3    |                ESAW data from the Member Statesnational registers or other
616  III,    10.  5.  3    |          different systems in the Member States. Mainly two types of reporting
617  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 take place in the Member States: Insurance based systems
618  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 hand, in some the Member States there is a legal obligation
619  III,    10.  5.  3    |     administrative sources in the Member States. During a pilot project,
620  III,    10.  5.  3    |                  vary between the Member States the EODS specifications
621  III,    10.  5.  3    |  work-relatedness. Whereas the EU Member States have legal definitions for
622  III,    10.  5.  3    |               respect to European member states. As we can see, a 20% reduction
623  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 15. However, some member states such as Ireland, Spain,
624  III,    10.  5.  3    |        remarkably across European member states. Whereas in Greece Poland,
625  III,    10.  5.  3    |             increased in European Member States. This is assessed by the
626  III,    10.  5.  3    |          especially among the new Member States) and the imbalance in the
627  III,    10.  5.  3    |         countries than in the New Member States, while monotonous tasks
628  III,    10.  5.  3    |                workers in the New Member States than in the ‘OldMember
629  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 than in the ‘OldMember States.~Every fourth worker in
630  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 worker in the New Member States reports that he might lose
631  III,    10.  5.  3    |              groups into European Member States. The EU is confronted with
632  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 decades. European Member States will need to deal with these
633  III,    10.  5.  3    |                   which requested member States to develop occupational
634  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 more than 200 ILO member states and the latter convention
635  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 there are many EU Member States.~Yet the need for effective
636  III,    10.  5.  3    |                   WHO, 2007). WHO Member States, at the 60th World Health
637  III,    10.  5.  3    |     infrastructures for WHP in EU Member States. Using these national forums
638  III,    10.  5.  3    |               The Luxembourg Declaration states that:~“Workplace Health Promotion (
639  III,    10.  5.  3    |                legislation in the Member States~- Community strategy on heal 6,
640  III,    10.  5.  3    |                  worse in the new Member States, where the two mentioned
641  III,    10.  5.  3    |              European directives, Member Statesregulations and good practice
642  III,    10.  5.  3    |                of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective
643  III,    10.  5.  3    |                of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery~-
644  III,    10.  5.  3    |                of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission
645  III,    10.  5.  3    |                  back on MSDs’.~ ~Member StatesLegislation~According to
646  III,    10.  5.  3    |       communicated to 96% of EU25 member states (European Commission, 2004).
647  III,    10.  5.  3    |                culture, mainly in Member States with weak or non-existent
648  III,    10.  5.  3    |               Strategy 2002-2006, Member States achieved significant progress
649  III,    10.  5.  3    |                 uneven across the Member States, the different sectors,
650  III,    10.  5.  3    |          adequate resources. Many Member States, such as Germany, Belgium
651  III,    10.  5.  3    |          especially among the new Member States~- the imbalance in access
652  III,    10.  5.  3    |                and health in some Member States of the European Union. Available
653  III,    10.  6.  1    |                network in four EU Member States (Finland, France, Germany,
654  III,    10.  6.  1    |             design applied in all Member States was a multi-stage, random (
655  III,    10.  6.  1    |                  in 2004 in 11 EU Member States and 14 EU countries participated
656  III,    10.  6.  2    |        Communication on “Unequal Welfare States, Distributive Consequences
657  III,    10.  6.  2    |        Communication on “Unequal Welfare States, Distributive Consequences
658  III,    10.  6.  2    |            sustainability. Hence, Member States are implementing policies
659  III,    10.  6.  2    |            needed. Virtually, all Member States have implemented universal
660  III,    10.  6.  2    |         promoting and stimulating Member States' efforts in this field,
661  III,    10.  6.  2    |                    National level~Member states should develop strategies
662  III,    10.  6.  2    |                 in the EU and its member states (www ). Bodies from 26 countries
663   IV,    11.  1.  2    |        Eurobarometer survey of EU Member States prior to 2004 on satisfaction
664   IV,    11.  1.  3    |             eventstudies in the United States to more comprehensive assessments
665   IV,    11.  1.  3    |                  Union’s (EU) new Member States and Candidate Countries
666   IV,    11.  1.  5    |         providers (e.g. Denmark and some states in the US), while early
667   IV,    11.  1.  5    |                  the US shows that those states with public reporting systems
668   IV,    11.  1.  5    |                mortality compared to the states without public reporting
669   IV,    11.  1.  5    |               scores than the new Member States of 2004, with the highest
670   IV,    11.  1.  5    |            included all then EU25 Member States as well as Bulgaria and
671   IV,    11.  1.  5    |                  included only EU Member States prior to 2004 (Eurobarometer
672   IV,    11.  2.  1    |         difference between the EU Member States prior to 2004 and those
673   IV,    11.  2.  1    |                in the original EU Member States, but not as much among the
674   IV,    11.  2.  1    |                much among the new Member States. On aggregate for the whole
675   IV,    11.  2.  1    |              hospitals in the new Member States (HFA 2007). In addition
676   IV,    11.  2.  2    |           current practice in the member states (Merkel and Hübel, 1999).
677   IV,    11.  3.  1    |               not just within particular states but also at EU level and
678   IV,    11.  3.  2    |                vary across the EU Member States.~ ~One of the primary mechanisms
679   IV,    11.  3.  2    |           England, Wales, and the Baltic States), economic evidence is considered
680   IV,    11.  4        |                 levels in most EU member states. By 2007 there were national
681   IV,    11.  4        |           national agencies in 15 member states, and national focal points
682   IV,    11.  4        |                 HTA in most other member states (www ). Countries such as
683   IV,    11.  4        |            assessments across the Member States”. Thus, EU member states
684   IV,    11.  4        |                 States”. Thus, EU member states and the Commission should
685   IV,    11.  4        |           Ministries of health in Member States and the EU Commission. A
686   IV,    11.  5.  1    |              exchanged between EU Member States. Cross-border exchanges
687   IV,    11.  5.  1    |          differently in different Member States depending on cultural, legal,
688   IV,    11.  5.  3    |      transplantation in the 25 EU Member States as well as in Bulgaria,
689   IV,    11.  5.  4    |                 challenge that EU Member States face with regard to organ
690   IV,    11.  5.  4    |               differences between Member Statessuccesses in increasing
691   IV,    11.  5.  4    |           ethical concern.~ ~Some Member States have put in place different
692   IV,    11.  5.  4    |           consent requirements in Member States have been met, has been
693   IV,    11.  5.  4    |                relatives.~In some Member States, the training and employment
694   IV,    11.  5.  4    |                 criteria.~The new Member States face greater health problems
695   IV,    11.  5.  4    |               differences between Member States in terms of accessibility
696   IV,    11.  5.  4    |                 concern for small Member States.~At the same time, on the
697   IV,    11.  5.  5    |         fundamental research.~- 7 member states partners : De, Fr, It, Hu,
698   IV,    11.  5.  6    |               laboratories in the member states of the Council of Europe~
699   IV,    11.  5.  6    |                 Council of Europe member states and Finland and results
700   IV,    11.  5.  6    |                of legislations of member States relating to removal, grafting
701   IV,    11.  5.  6    |         Committee of Ministers to member states on criteria for the management
702   IV,    11.  5.  7    |                 cooperation among Member States, sharing programmes and
703   IV,    11.  6.  1    |              close to that of the United States, which reached 15.3% of
704   IV,    11.  6.  2    |                 some of the older member states there have been efforts
705   IV,    11.  6.  2    |             money, though in many member states its application remains
706   IV,    11.  6.  2    |             compared to 66% in EU Member States prior to 2005 (WHO HFA 2007).~ ~
707   IV,    11.  6.  2    |                  all of the newer Member States introduced earmarked social
708   IV,    11.  6.  2    |                  in almost all EU Member States, although in most countries
709   IV,    11.  6.  2    |                in 1999 in all CEE Member States permitting PHI markets,
710   IV,    11.  6.  2    |                  of finance in 18 Member States, exceeding 40% of total
711   IV,    11.  6.  2    |         Mossialos 2008).~ ~All EU Member States have in place some cost
712   IV,    11.  6.  2    |                the original 15 EU Member States, cost-sharing is applied
713   IV,    11.  6.  2    |                   Among the newer Member States, cost sharing for ambulatory
714   IV,    11.  6.  3    |            Moreover, among the EU member States of the time, direct taxes
715   IV,    11.  6.  3    |                  taxation in many Member States since the mid-1980s. This
716   IV,    11.  6.  4    |              field of health, 2007-2013states that “Best practice is important
717   IV,    11.  6.  5    |                 on quality in the United States and the United Kingdom."
718   IV,    11.  6.  5    |                systems in the new member states of the European Union. Paris,
719   IV,    12.  1        |             taken place at EU and Member States level which make it nowadays
720   IV,    12.  1        |                 marketed in other Member States into their market. The changes
721   IV,    12.  1        |          recognised the right for Member States to derogate from the principles
722   IV,    12.  1        |          cooperation between the Members States, supporting their action
723   IV,    12.  1        |               cooperation between Member states" and “if necessary, lending
724   IV,    12.  1        |                  and to work with Member States to improve public health,
725   IV,    12.  1        |                  harmonisation of Member StatesPublic Health legislation
726   IV,    12.  1        |                 respect fully the Member Statesresponsibilities for the
727   IV,    12.  1        |                 Community and its Member States…”.~ ~Art. 137 (1) (a) “The
728   IV,    12.  1        |                 activities of the Member States in the following fields:
729   IV,    12.  1        |              shall complement the Member States' action in reducing drugs-related
730   IV,    12.  1        |           cooperation between the Member States in the areas referred to
731   IV,    12.  1        |                  to their action.~Member States shall, in liaison with the
732   IV,    12.  1        |                  contact with the Member States, take any useful initiative
733   IV,    12.  1        |                 Community and the Member States shall foster cooperation
734   IV,    12.  1        |                regulations of the Member States.~The Council, acting by
735   IV,    12.  1        |           responsibilities of the Member States for the organisation and
736   IV,    12.  1        |         prevailing in each of its Member States. In addition, in each country
737   IV,    12.  1        |           policies vary across EU Member States.~ ~Co-operation between
738   IV,    12.  1        |              October 2007, the 27 Member states reached agreement on the
739   IV,    12.  2        |                  partnership with Member States.~ ~The strategy focuses
740   IV,    12.  2        |             mechanism between the Member States and the Commission to ensure
741   IV,    12.  2        |         Commission as well as the Member States to ensure that appropriate
742   IV,    12.  2        |               solidarity among EU Member States.~ ~Cancer~ ~A European Parliament
743   IV,    12.  2        |       recommendations to European Member States for the implementation of
744   IV,    12.  2        |                 Yet in several EU Member States, severe constraints on registry
745   IV,    12.  2        |                  Puzzle, 2005) EU Member States had established national
746   IV,    12.  2        |               plans/guidelines in Member States. Existing national plans
747   IV,    12.  2        |               significantly among Member States, particularly in implementation.
748   IV,    12.  2        |               cooperation between Member States;~- Help to increase the
749   IV,    12.  2        |             collaboration between Member States, and research. The quest
750   IV,    12.  2        |                  FCTC), which all Member States and the Community have signed,
751   IV,    12.  2        |               resolution in 1989, Member Statesgovernments have developed
752   IV,    12.  2        |              Control. It urges UN Member States to strengthen tobacco control
753   IV,    12.  2        |       information provided by 179 Member States, gives governments and other
754   IV,    12.  3        |                  cooperation with Member Statescommunity financial resources (
755   IV,    12.  3        |                Social inclusion”.~Member States have freely chosen to coordinate
756   IV,    12.  3        |           because it respects the Member States diversity and social preferences,
757   IV,    12.  3        |                  of coordination, Member States have defined common objectives
758   IV,    12.  3        |                 cooperation among Member States with a view to making their
759   IV,    12.  3        |                 the commitment of Member States and on the active involvement
760   IV,    12.  3        |                 the commitment of Member States. The improvements proposed
761   IV,    12.  3        |                  the capacity of Members States to develop and implement
762   IV,    12.  4        |                  Institutions and Member States on health related measures,
763   IV,    12.  4        |               collaboration among member states and between these and the
764   IV,    12.  4        |            aspects To provide the Member States and the institutions of
765   IV,    12.  4        |                 Community and its Member States with objective, reliable
766   IV,    12.  4        |            European Union and its Member States, and promote dialogue with
767   IV,    12.  5        |               cooperation between Member States' laboratories; support the
768   IV,    12.  5        |         inter-operability between Member States.~1.2. Improve citizens'
769   IV,    12.  5        |                  while respecting Member States' responsibilities as set
770   IV,    12.  5        |                within and between Member States, including those related
771   IV,    12.  5        |              indicators in the EU-member states.~In the following a brief
772   IV,    12.  5        |                  cover all the EU Member States plus Iceland, Norway, the
773   IV,    12.  5        |              Iceland, Norway, the United States of America and Japan and
774   IV,    12.  5        |              2001 on the 15 first Member States, allowed EHEMU to demonstrate
775   IV,    12.  5        |                 in DFLE across EU Member States and the differing trends
776   IV,    12.  5        |             comparability between Member States/Candidate Countries/US and
777   IV,    12.  5        |                in 2004 in several Member States and from 2005 in the EU25
778   IV,    12.  5        |             years for selected EU Member States - men.~ ~Figure 12.A1.1b
779   IV,    12.  5        |             years for selected EU Member States - women.~ ~These data sources
780   IV,    12.  5        |                  with and between member states, continuing development
781   IV,    12.  5        |              indicators in the EU member states. This ongoing work is performed
782   IV,    12.  6        |              least half of the EU Member States.~ ~
783   IV,    12.  7        |          Delegation of all the EU Member States at the end of a special
784   IV,    12.  7        |                 of experts in the Member States who can give advice on their
785   IV,    12.  8        |                 Community and the Member States shall foster co-operation
786   IV,    12.  8        |                  time, individual Member States can no longer enter international
787   IV,    12.  8        |                  EU from 15 to 27 member States (Table 12.10) started in
788   IV,    12.  8        |                 27 European Union Member States and accession date.~ ~ ~
789   IV,    12.  8        |              those involved – the Member States, the Commission, and, most
790   IV,    12.  8        |                  year but the new Member States can use the EU Structural
791   IV,    12.  8        |                European Community Member States form the so-called European
792   IV,    12. 10        |            Policy developments in Member States~ ~Remarkable developments
793   IV,    12. 10        |                be said that while Member States institutions and policies
794   IV,    12. 10        |                Troika” mechanism, Member States have had essential roles
795   IV,    12. 10        |                 many initiatives, Member States have deeply influenced policies
796   IV,    12. 10        |               have taken place in Member States, the interested reader is
797   IV,    12. 10        |               adopted by selected Member States is given in Annex 12.4.~ ~
798   IV,    12. 10        |             effect in 2007. Most federal states passed laws banning smoking
799   IV,    12. 10        |               des Inneren, BMI), federal states and communities as improved
800   IV,    12. 10        |                  of Health and 8 federal states, see http .~“JES – junkies,
801   IV,    12. 10        |                  events. Several Federal States have implemented early warning
802   IV,    12. 10        |             federal authorities, federal states, social partners, social
803   IV,    12. 10        |                Actions adopted by Member States in relation with EU initiatives
804   IV,    12. 10        |              services in other EU member states through research projects,
805   IV,    13.Acr        |           current practice in the member states. These priority areas were
806   IV,    13.Acr        |            collaboration with its Member States have produced - mainly as
807   IV,    13.  1        |               indicators among EU Member States~ ~The data reported in this
808   IV,    13.  1        |                among different EU Member States in some cases consisting
809   IV,    13.  2.  2    |             present comprising 53 Member States) where excess body weight
810   IV,    13.  2.  4    |               DALY's) in the EU27 Member States (2002)~ ~The major preventable
811   IV,    13.  3        |                  exposed. In most Member States, children and young people
812   IV,    13.  3        |                 concerning the EU Member States are compared. This is also
813   IV,    13.  3        |          projections for the EU25 Member States on pensions, health care,
814   IV,    13.  3        |                  exposed. In most Member States, children and young people
815   IV,    13.  4        |            Reports and encourages Member States to make immigrants' labour
816   IV,    13.  4        |                  Process. Several Member States have identified the integration
817   IV,    13.  4        |            Particularly in the EU Member States facing such work-force shortages,
818   IV,    13.  4        |               provides support to Member States efforts towards:~· Strengthening
819   IV,    13.  5        |            Jacobzone, 1999).~ ~EU Member States have realised the need to
820   IV,    13.  5        |              term care provision. Member States are striving to ensure a
821   IV,    13.  5        |            socio-economic status. Member States should be strengthening
822   IV,    13.  5        |            needed. Virtually, all Member States have implemented universal
823   IV,    13.  5        |                health services in Member States for coping with different
824   IV,    13.  5        |               Charter (htt ), the Member States of the WHO European Region
825   IV,    13.  5        |         solidarity, lies with the Member States, there is a European dimension
826   IV,    13.  5        |            cooperation in helping Member States to achieve their healthcare
827   IV,    13.  6.  2    |            nurses varies across European states. However, this function
828   IV,    13.  7.  2    |                to converge as new Member States move closer towards the
829   IV,    13.  7.  3    |                 timely, since for Member States and for Europe as a whole,
830   IV,    13.  7.  3    |               comparisons between member states as to demographic changes
831   IV,    13.  7.  4    |           European Commission and Member States.~ ~
832   IV,    13.  7.  5    |                  data (e.g. health data) states that such processing is
833   IV,    13.  7.  5    |           services. Thirdly, paragraph 4 states that subject to the provision
834   IV,    13.  7.  5    |              suitable safeguards, Member States may, for reasons of substantial
835   IV,    13.  7.  5    |               authority.~ ~All EU Member States have transposed Directive
836   IV,    13.  7.  5    |          protection systems, most Member States have more or less copied
837   IV,    13.  7.  5    |                 will be up to the Member States to decide whether and how
838   IV,    13.  7.  5    |                 consultation with Member States and other relevant stakeholders,
839   IV,    13.  8        |                  in the different Member States of the European Union.~Comparable
840   IV,    13.  8        |                  in the different Member States are lacking for several
841   IV,    13.  8        |                 in the history of Member States. Some NGOs are charities,
842   IV,    13.  8        |              society. Even within Member States of the EU and the UN, the